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First, we are about 41 million people and every year we welcome about half a million new people to freedom and safety. That's about 1.2%. About 300 000 of these

by chx 2y ago

First, we are about 41 million people and every year we welcome about half a million new people to freedom and safety. That's about 1.2%. About 300 000 of these come to us in the economic immigrant category who are decidedly able to take care of themselves or they wouldn't be to immigrate so. A bit more than 100 000 of them are coming as family, 70-75 000 come as refugee and about 10 000 come as Humanitarian / Compassionate other. I always thought a nation as rich as ours should welcome a lot more refugees. Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/supplementary-immigration-levels-2024-2026.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/ne... Cheers from a not-so-recent Canadian immigrant: I landed on September 1, 2008 and became a citizen in 2016.

floren 2y ago
1 million is about 2.5% of 39 million, not 1.3%
- chx 2y ago
  That was a typo, I fixed it, you were too quick. It's 500 000. Check the source linked.
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Eumenes 2y ago
> I always thought a nation as rich as ours should welcome a lot more refugees. Well, I think your fellow citizens are not happy with the levels - "Nearly six in 10 people now agree “there’s too much immigration to Canada,” according to the country’s longest-running survey on the topic by the Environics Institute. It’s the first time since 1998 that this view is held by a clear majority, and a stark shift from favorable opinion over the past two decades." https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2024/10/17/support-for-immigration-in-canada-plunges-to-lowest-in-decades/ https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2024/10/17/support-for-...
- chx 2y ago
  Fascism is on the rise in the entire world and Canada is alas no exception. Why, after three years what happened to Lytton, BC they are ready to elect a party which refused to add climate change to its policy book. That doesn't mean your propaganda about 3-5% immigrants who leech on the country has any truth in it.
  - Eumenes 2y ago
    Fascism is when a countries population is bothered by record levels of unsustainable immigration? Is Trudeau a Fascist for heeding the calls to reduce immigration? https://jacobin.com/2024/10/canada-trudeau-right-immigration-status https://jacobin.com/2024/10/canada-trudeau-right-immigration...
    - chx 2y ago
      No, the majority of the population is now leaning towards fascism as per https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/ https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canad... and of course Trudeau bows to them because after all he wants to stay prime minister you forgot to apologize for spreading lies btw
WorkerBee28474 2y ago
> I always thought a nation as rich as ours should welcome a lot more... You're ruining the country. Stop.

by chx 2y ago

floren 2y ago

1 million is about 2.5% of 39 million, not 1.3%

chx 2y ago
That was a typo, I fixed it, you were too quick. It's 500 000. Check the source linked.
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Eumenes 2y ago

> I always thought a nation as rich as ours should welcome a lot more refugees. Well, I think your fellow citizens are not happy with the levels - "Nearly six in 10 people now agree “there’s too much immigration to Canada,” according to the country’s longest-running survey on the topic by the Environics Institute. It’s the first time since 1998 that this view is held by a clear majority, and a stark shift from favorable opinion over the past two decades." https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2024/10/17/support-for-immigration-in-canada-plunges-to-lowest-in-decades/ https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2024/10/17/support-for-...

chx 2y ago
Fascism is on the rise in the entire world and Canada is alas no exception. Why, after three years what happened to Lytton, BC they are ready to elect a party which refused to add climate change to its policy book. That doesn't mean your propaganda about 3-5% immigrants who leech on the country has any truth in it.
- Eumenes 2y ago
  Fascism is when a countries population is bothered by record levels of unsustainable immigration? Is Trudeau a Fascist for heeding the calls to reduce immigration? https://jacobin.com/2024/10/canada-trudeau-right-immigration-status https://jacobin.com/2024/10/canada-trudeau-right-immigration...
  - chx 2y ago
    No, the majority of the population is now leaning towards fascism as per https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/ https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canad... and of course Trudeau bows to them because after all he wants to stay prime minister you forgot to apologize for spreading lies btw

WorkerBee28474 2y ago

> I always thought a nation as rich as ours should welcome a lot more... You're ruining the country. Stop.